Diseases of Animals Act, 1894.

  • United Kingdom
Date:
[1894]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Diseases of Animals Act, 1894. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    fine not exceeding ten pounds in respect of every half ton in weight thereof after one half ton, in addition to the first fine of not exceeding twenty pounds. 52. If any person, without lawful authority or excuse, proof whereof shall lie on him, does any of the following things, he shall he guilty of an offence against this Act: (i) if he does anything in contravention of this Act, or of an order of the Board of Agriculture, or of a regulation of a local authority; or (ii) if, where required by this Act or by an order of the Board to keep an animal separate as far as practicable, or to give notice of disease with all practicable speed, he fails to do so; or (iii) if he fails to give, produce, observe, or do any notice, licence, rule, or thing which by this Act, or by an order of the Board, or by a regulation of a local authority, he is required to give, produce, observe, or do ; or (iv) if he does anything which by this Act or an order of the Board is made or declared to he not lawful; or (v) if he does or omits anything, the doing or omission whereof is declared by this Act or by an order of the Board to be an offence by him against this Act; or (vi) if he refuses to an inspector or other officer, acting in execution of this Act, or of an order of the Board, or of a regulation of a local authority, admission to any land, building, place, vessel, pen, vehicle, or boat which the inspector or officer is entitled to enter or examine, or obstructs or impedes him in so entering or examining, or otherwise in any respect obstructs or impedes an inspector or constable or other officer in the execution of his duty, or assists in any such obstructing or impeding; or (vii) if he throws or places, or causes or suffers to he thrown or placed, into or in any river, stream, canal, navigation, or other water, or into or in. the sea within three miles of the shore, the carcase of an animal which has died of disease, or been slaughtered as diseased or suspected ; and on a further conviction within a period of twelve months for a second or subsequent offence against the same sub-section of this section he shall be liable, in the discretion of the court, to he imprisoned for any term not exceeding one month, with 0 2 31 A.D.1894. General offences.
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